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qui Idiom

a quick study

someone who learns new things quickly and easily.

a quickie

a quick game or visit, a short time of play I love to play chess. Do we have time for a quickie before dinner?

call it quits

stop doing something, quit what you are doing The dust is bothering all of us. I think we should call it quits.

cut me to the quick

hurt me, cause me to feel sad I was hurt when she called me a cow. She cut me to the quick.

keep it quiet

do not tell anyone, keep a lid on it I have a new job, but keep it quiet because I haven't told my boss.

keep quiet

remain silent Could you all please keep quiet and listen to the instructor.

pop quiz

unannounced short test.

quick and dirty

fast or easy, instant, short cut I know a quick and dirty way to calculate interest. It's easy.

quick buck

money earned quickly and easily (and sometimes dishonestly) The company is only interested in making a quick buck and is not at all interested in quality.

quick like a bunny

very quick, without delay Get into bed now - quick like like a bunny!

quick on the draw

"quick to speak or shoot; get the drop on" Think before you speak. Don't be so quick on the draw.

quick one

a single drink of alcohol taken before one does something else We stopped for a quick one on the way home but stayed for more than an hour.

quick study

(See a quick study)

quicker than you can say Jack Robinson

very quickly The ghost was gone - quicker 'n you can say Jack Robinson!

quickie

(See a quickie)

quit this place

leave, go away from here, blow this joint I'm bored. Let's quit this place. Let's get out of here.

quit while you're ahead

quit before you begin to lose, don't push your luck If he lets you have the car, don't ask for his credit card. Quit while you're ahead.

quite a few

" several; numerous."

so quiet you can hear a pin drop

very quiet, very still "The teacher said, ""Class, try to be so quiet you can hear a pin drop."""

squirrel away

save, hide, put in a safe place, salt away You can have your own pension if you squirrel away a few dollars each month.

alquitran

heroin

alquitranat

heroin

chiquita

a female friend

chiquita banana

an attractive person of the opposite sex; usually refers to females

coqui 900

1. a type of malt liquor."Coqui 900" -- Schoolly D. (Coqui 900 [??])
2. a kind of frog native to Puerto Rico

Nyquil

cold medicine that basically puts you to sleep, so you won't stay up all night coughing:"Knock ya out like Nyquil" -- Ice Cube(?)

acquit of

declare that sb．is not guilty of doing wrong宣告…无罪
They acquitted him of murder．他们宣布他没犯谋杀罪。
The young man was acquitted of the crime．那个年轻人被宣判无罪。

equip with

provide…with给…装备
We should equip our children with a good education.我们应当让孩子们受到良好的教育。

inquire about

try to get information about打听消息
Newspaper reporters have been inquiring about the missing child．报纸记者们一直在打听那位失踪小孩的下落。
He wants to inquire about his luggage．他想查问他的行李。

inquire after

ask politely about sb．'s health 问好；问安
The teacher inquired after your health．老师问起了你的健康情况。
He asked me to inquire after you．
他要我问候你。
He inquired after me with solicitude．他关心地向我问好。

inquire for

1．ask to meet sb．欲见某人
She inquires for the manager．她要求见经理。
someone came here to inquire for you today．今天有人来求见你。
2．ask about sb．'s health问候
My mother asked me to inquire for you．我母亲要我问候你。
3．ask 问
He inquired for the way to the station．他问到车站去的路。
4．ask for 要；寻求
She is inquiring for a copy of English grammar．她要一本英语语法书。

inquire into

try to discover the fact of调查
The police are inquiring into the matter．警察正在调查此事。
They inquired into the matter rather thoroughly．他们彻底调查了这件事。

inquire of

seek information by questioning向…询问；探询
We inquired the way of a farmer．我们向一农夫问路。

on the quiet

secretly私下地；秘密地
Hushshop is a place where beer and spirits are sold on the secret．没执照的酒店就是私卖啤酒和烈酒的地方。
The teachers got the principal a present on the quiet．老师们秘密地送给校长一份礼物。

squirrel sth away

Idiom(s): squirrel sth away

Theme: SAVING

to hide or store something. (Folksy.)
• Billy has been squirreling candy away in his top drawer.
• I've been squirreling away a little money each week for years.

quite a bit

Idiom(s): quite a bit AND quite a few; quite a little; quite a lot; quite a number

Theme: AMOUNT - LARGE

much or many.
• Do you need one? I have quite a few.
• I have quite a little—enough to spare some.
• How many? Oh, quite a number.

quiet as the grave

Idiom(s): (as) quiet as the grave

Theme: SILENCE

very quiet; silent.
• The house is as quiet as the grave when the children are at school.
• This town is quiet as the grave now that the offices have closed.

quiet as a mouse

Idiom(s): (as) quiet as a mouse

Theme: SHYNESS

very quiet; shy and silent. (Informal. Often used with children.)
• Don't yell; whisper. Be as quiet as a mouse.
• Mary hardly ever says anything. She's quiet as a mouse.

quick on the uptake quick

Idiom(s): quick on the uptake quick

Theme: INTELLIGENCE

to understand (something).
• Just because I'm not quick on the uptake, it doesn't mean I'm stupid.
• Mary understands jokes before anyone else because she's so quick on the uptake.

quick on the trigger

Idiom(s): quick on the trigger

Theme: RESPONSE

quick to respond to anything.
• John gets the right answer before anyone else. He's really quick on the trigger.
• Sally will probably win the quiz game. She's really quick on the draw.

quick as greased lightning

Idiom(s): (as) quick as greased lightning

Theme: SPEED

Very quickly; very fast.
• Jane can really run. She's as quick as greased lightning.
• Quick as greased lightning, the thief stole my wallet.

quick as a wink

Idiom(s): (as) quick as a wink AND (as) quick as a flash

Theme: SPEED

very quickly.
• As quick as a wink, the thief took the lady's purse.
• III finish this work quick as a wink.
• The dog grabbed the meat as quick as a flash.
• The summer days went by quick as a flash.

meet the requirements

Idiom(s): meet the requirements (for sth)

Theme: ACHIEVEMENT

to fulfill the requirements for something.
• Sally was unable to meet the requirements for the job.
• Jane met the requirements and was told to report to work the next day.

keep quiet about

Idiom(s): keep quiet (about someone or something) AND keep still (about someone or something)

Theme: SILENCE

not to reveal something about someone or something; to keep a secret about someone or something.
• Please keep quiet about the missing money.
• Please keep still about Mr. Smith's illness.
• All right. I'll keep still.

cut sb to the quick

Idiom(s): cut sb to the quick

Theme: HARM

to hurt someone's feelings very badly. (Refers to the tender flesh at the base of fingernails and toenails.)
• Your criticism cut me to the quick.
• Tom's sharp words to Mary cut her to the quick.

acquire a taste for

Idiom(s): acquire a taste for sth

Theme: FAMILIARITY

to develop a liking for food, drink, or something else; to learn to like something.
• One acquires a taste for fine wines.
• Many people are not able to acquire a taste for foreign food.
• Mary acquired a taste for art when she was very young.

so quiet you could hear a pin drop

Idiom(s): so still you could hear a pin drop AND so quiet you could hear a pin drop

Theme: SILENCE

very quiet. (Also with can.)
• When I came into the room, it was so still you could hear a pin drop. Then everyone shouted, "Happy birthday!"
• Please be quiet. Be so quiet you can hear a pin drop.

quite a number

quite a lot

quite a little

More Idioms/Phrases

ram down one's throat raise the dickens with raise hell with raise a hand against quite a number quite a lot quite a little quick as a flash quake in one's boots put the touch on put the squeeze on put the screws on put sth right put sth on the back burner

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